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Lake Michigan victim identified as South Haven school administrator

Emergency personnel stage at a private road entrance at 66th St. and 144th Ave. Rescuers responded to a report of a possible drowning in Lake Michigan between Laketown Beach and Castle Park in Allegan County Thursday afternoon.
( Mark Copier | MLive.com )

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI — When Nathan Luna discovered his position as assistant principal of South Haven's L. C. Mohr High School was being eliminated this past year, a friend said he kept on working like it was his first day.

Police were told Luna was pulled to shore by his 6-year-old daughter. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jeremy Burleson used to work with Luna at the high school as a teacher before recently leaving to start his own academy in South Haven.

Luna himself previously taught English before taking up the role of assistant principal before the 2010-11 school year.

The last time Burleson spoke with Luna was toward the end of the past school year. For someone who found out his job was being eliminated, Burleson said Luna wouldn't slow down — he loved his job.

"He was still there working hours he needed to do to get the job done," Burleson said. 'With him going through what he had to deal with, he's asking me about any problems I was having with creating the academy."